Legal Question in Criminal Law in Missouri

Legal search please refer me. Thanks

My story starts as this, 2 comet officers visited my mothers house and tell her they are looking for A GIRL (which is my THIS GIRL is hanging out with the wrongpeople and they need to talk to her. My mother tells the officers that she hasn't seen her.(me)son & son' wife might know where she is. They then ask my mother my address and they leave her residence.They come to my house and I was sleeping,my wife answered the door and the officers identified themselves and asked to come in. My wife then says NO husband is sleeping. They begin to ask her questions about GIRL.Wife tells them no she has not lived with us and she hasn't seen the girl. They ask my wife if there were any drugs in our house my wife says ''none that i know of'' Officer then stats when people say that it means there are drugs in the house,my wife hears my voice says my husband must be awake now i will go get him for you, so she turns and goes in the door and the officers promptly follow behind her.. They meet me in my bedroom as I am getting out of bed, and ask me questions about someone may be seeing a pipe in my house and if their were drugs in the house and if i mind if they look around. I tell officers they need a warrant to search, so they get one. Find drugs


Asked on 8/04/06, 12:10 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael R. Nack Michael R. Nack, Attorney at Law

Re: Legal search please refer me. Thanks

As you know, drug charges can be very serious and can result in very unpleasant consequences for the person charged, sometimes even when they are innocent. In your case, you might have a valid legal objection to the search, but an attorney would need to take several steps in the legal process to determine whether the contraband evidence might be suppressed and the charge against you dismissed. I have handled many of these cases, and have had considerable success. Unfortunately for you, criminal defense attorneys for drug cases do not come cheap. If you do talk with an attorney who asks for a very low fee, I'd advise you to beware and go to someone else. If you can't affornd a good private attorney then you would be better off with a public defender than a cheap, bargain basement type attorney on such a serious case. If you do not already have an attorney and you are located on the Eastern side of the state, I would be happy to speak with you and quote yo the most reasonable retainer fee I can. You may call me at the office during business hours. Good luck.

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Answered on 8/04/06, 1:21 pm


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